Improvement in wash-benches for wringing-machines



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JEROME B. SWEETLAND, OF PONTIAC, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASH-BENCHES FOR WRINGING-MACHINYES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 136,788', dated March 1l, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEROME B. SWEETLAND, of Pontiac, in the county of Oakland and in the State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wash-Tub Bench Attachments for Holding Clothes- Wringers; and do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters ot' reference marked thereon making a part of this speci.

bench and part ot' the standard, with a cross-- section ot' the upper end of the standard and holder. Fig. 3 is a planview of the holder, and Fig. 4 is an end view of the bed-piece thereof.

A represents a berch of any suitable dimensions resting upon legs B B. C represents a broad standard of nearly the same width as the bench A, and the lower end of which is cut so as to form a leg, D, on each side, said legs being passed through mortises or holes in the bench, and fastened bya wedge, E, passed through holes in the legs D D under the bench. At the edges of the standard C are attached braces G G, ofwood or metal, which extend on both sides of the standard, and rest upon the bench, thus keeping the standard in proper position. Upon the upper end of the standard C is" placed the wringerholder, which is constructed as follows: H is a bedplate, fastened on the upper edge ofthe standard, and provided wit-h flanges a a, extending downward on both sides the entire `width of the standard, the bed-plate extending a suitable distance beyond the saine at both ends. Upon each otl these projecting ends is formed a guide, b, inclining downward toward both sides, and with a hole in the center. In the center of the bed-plate H is formed a circle, d, upon which the holder proper turns. In the center of the circlel is pivoted a plate, I, of about the same size'as the bed-plate H, and from one side of the same projects upward a curved rim, J, to which a Wringer maybe attached in preciselyr the same manner as to the side of a tub. In front of the rim J is an inclined apron, K, with a bead or ange, e, at each end, and a short distance in iront, as shown in Fig. 3, for the purpose of catching the drip and emptying it back into the'tub. Back ofthe rim J are pivoted two levers, L L, one for each end of the plate I. The outer endof each lever is provided with a downward-projecting pin, f, which passes through a hole in the end of the plate I and into the hole in the guide b, thus locking the holder on the bed-plate. The inner end of' each lever is pressed upward by a spring, h, throwing the outer end with the pin downward into the holes mentioned.

The wringer, being attached to the rim J, need not necessarilyT be removed or detached from the same.

When the clothes have been run through one way, and it is desired to run them out into the other tub, the pinsfj' are raised out ot' the holes in the guides b b by pressing down on their inner ends, and the holder swung around on its pivot one-half a revolution, when the pins will slide up on the opposite guides and lock it in this position.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination of the bed-plate H, having anges a a, guides b b, and circle d, and the plate I with rim J,'an'd apron K with flanges e e, all substantially as and for the purposes) herein set forth.

2. The combination of the bed-plate H, re-

volviig plate I, rim J, apron K, levers L L,

with pins f f, and the springs h h, constructed and arranged upon the standard of a washbench, all substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 2d day of September, 1.872.

JEROME B. SWEETLAND. Witnesses:

ADoLPHUs W. BUETT,

FLOYD DWENELLE. 

